Do You Struggle With Focus? Practice These 3 Easy Habits

Say Goodbye to Procrastination

The Art of Improvement
7 min readApr 30, 2023

Scroll on Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson’s Instagram and you’ll inevitably find a video of him lifting weights shouting “FOCUS” at someone offscreen. However, it might not be as simple as that for some. If you’re one of those people, fear not. You aren’t alone by any stretch of the imagination.

Obtaining focus can often feel like an uphill battle, especially in the present world. Think about the ding your phone makes when you get a text. it’s designed to acquire your immediate attention; to stop everything you’re doing and focus on this notification. With your focus dragged down to the small screen in your hand, the major social networking apps lick their proverbial lips, relishing the opportunity to consume their product and collect your data.

There’s a reason we all continue returning to apps like Twitter and Instagram. They’re designed to keep you scrolling for eternity; just when you think you’ve consumed all of the dog videos and psychology threads that have ever existed, bam, a new hashtag pops up. It can feel never ending.

In fact, keeping your focus on one, important task is somewhat of a valuable skill in today’s society. In an era where distraction is easier to find than focus, learning how to remove the struggle can…

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